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How to sharpen your knife and axe.
BOYS' LIFE Sep 1967 (v.57#9) pg. 77

How to care for a Scout knife. Includes instructions on sharpening and stropping.
BOYS' LIFE Feb 1976 (v.66#2) pg. 71

How to clean, oil and sharpen a knife blade.
BOYS' LIFE Dec 1977 (v.67#12) pg. 68

How to sharpen and use the versatile Boy Scout knife.
BOYS' LIFE Aug 1982 (v.72#8) pg. 43

Tips on sharpening a hatchet (ax), pocket knife, and tree saw.
BOYS' LIFE Apr 1985 (v.75#4) pg. 46

How to clean and sharpen a pocket knife.
BOYS' LIFE Nov 1985 (v.75#11) pg. 17

Tips on sharpening and using your Scout pocketknife.
BOYS' LIFE May 1987 (v.77#5) pg. 44

How to sharpen a jackknife.
BOYS' LIFE Apr 1992 (v.82#4) pg. 79

Tip: How to polish away the discoloration left on a knife after sharpening.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #220 Jul-Aug 1981 (v.31#6) pg. 108

How to keep a cutting edge on your tools. Sharpening tips for knives, scissors, chisels, etc.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #276 Feb 1987 (v.37#2) pg. 12

Sharpening board for knives is made by attaching 220-grit waterproof carbide paper to a board.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #344 Jan 1994 (v.44#1) pg. 24

Tip on sharpening utility knife blades on 220-grit wet/dry sandpaper.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #90 Aug-Sep 1994 pg. 34

How to sharpen tools including scraper, drawknife, pruning shears, fish hook, molding plane cutters, carving knife, small knives and scissors.
HOME CRAFTSMAN May-Jun 1965 (v.34#2) pg. 43

Tip on sharpening a pocket knife on a small oil stone.
HOMEOWNER Nov 1990 (v.15#9) pg. 65

How to sharpen cutlery and household tools. Information on sharpening kitchen knives, food grinder blades, scissors, spatulas, cleavers, etc. Describes how to use a butchers "steel" for keeping knives sharp between grindings.
HOMEOWNERS HOW TO #6 Summer 1977 (v.2#2) pg. 114

Knife sharpening. How to use a honing steel and a whetstone.
KITCHEN GARDEN #9 Jun-Jul 1997 pg. 76

Guidelines on how long a honing steel will last.
KITCHEN GARDEN #12 Dec 1997-Jan 1998 pg. 12

How to sharpen a knife using a quality sharpening stone and light machine oil.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #531 Aug 1972 (v.68) pg. 34

Tip: Your kitchen knives can be made razor sharp by honing them with an abrasive fingernail buffer.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #671 Apr 1984 (v.80) pg. 153

Sharpening and using kitchen knives. Some tips.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #20 Mar 1973 pg. 44

How to sharpen a knife.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #58 Jul-Aug 1979 pg. 131

Suggestions on what knives are best for butchering. Four steps for sharpening a knife.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #91 Jan-Feb 1985 pg. 56

A primer on how to sharpen kitchen knives.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #146 Oct-Nov 1994 pg. 36

Tip: Use sandpaper or emery cloth to keep kitchen knives "razor sharp".
ORGANIC GARDENING Jun 1983 (v.30#6) pg. 8

Seven steps to make a kitchen knife really sharp.
ORGANIC GARDENING Apr 1985 (v.32#4) pg. 113

Tip: Use a large paper clamp as a guide when honing a knife.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jul 1980 (v.154#1) pg. 125

Getting an edge on outdoor tools. How to sharpen a fishhook and a filet knife.
POPULAR MECHANICS Aug 1981 (v.156#2) pg. 82

Sharpening cutlery. Tips on sharpening regular knives, serrated knives, and scissors.
POPULAR MECHANICS Sep 1987 (v.164#9) pg. 32

Sharpening kitchen knives made of various steels and in various blade configurations.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jul 1992 (v.169#7) pg. 68

How to sharpen everything. Part 3. Knives and scissors.
POPULAR SCIENCE Oct 1964 (v.185#4) pg. 174

Sharpening secrets of a pro. How to sharpen knives so that they are razor sharp. This author recommends NOT using oil on hones.
POPULAR SCIENCE Feb 1977 (v.210#2) pg. 118

How to sharpen a knife.
SCIENCE & MECHANICS Summer 1978 pg. 84

Hand tool sharpening tips with emphasis on knife sharpening using an oil stone.
SKINNED KNUCKLES #199 Feb 1993 (v.17#7) pg. 19
Added Info SKINNED KNUCKLES #201 Apr 1993 (v.17#9) pg. 16, 32
Added Info SKINNED KNUCKLES #202 May 1993 (v.17#10) pg. 31

The sailor's knife, a tool absolutely necessary for good ropework. Proper way to cut a line, sharpen the knife, etc.
SMALL BOAT JOURNAL #60 Apr-May 1988 pg. 80

Keeping the edge. A sailor's guide to knife sharpeners.
WOODENBOAT #91 Nov-Dec 1989 pg. 103

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